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      Album:
      Revising
      the
      Text
      Picking
      Up
     
     
      Where
      We
      Left
      Off
     
    

    
     
      Artist:
      Roads
      To
      Shiloh
     
    

    
     
      Label:
      Independent
     
    

    
     
      “There
      will
      be
      no
      rain,
      and
     
     
      .
      there
      will
      be
      no
      harvest.
      And
      there
     
     
      will
      be
      no
      grain
      for
      empty
      mouths.
     
     
      And
      this
      carries
      on
      rightfully
      so,
     
     
      because
      the
      tie
      that
      binds
      is
      the
      tie
      that
     
     
      chokes.”
     
    

    
     
      Too
      sweet.
      Roads
      to
      Shiloh
     
     
      play
      blistering,
      epic,
      hardcore,
      with
     
     
      excellent
      breakdowns,
      _
      perfectly
     
     
      orchestrated
      melodic
      interludes,
      mul-
     
     
      tiple
      layers
      of
      screaming,
      and
      the
      most
     
     
      tasteful
      use
      of
      sung
      vocals
      I
      have
     
     
      encountered
      in
      this
      vein
      of
      hardcore.
     
     
      They
      sing
      exclusively
      about
      agricul-
     
     
      ture
      and
      how
      humankind’s
      attempts
      to
     
     
      distance
      ourselves
      from
      the
      earth
      and
     
     
      exploit
      it
      with
      hi-tech
      machinery
      has
     
     
      led
      to
      our
      current
      state
      of
      woe.
      For
     
     
      those
      of
      you
      unfamiliar
      with
      said
      state
     
     
      of
      woe,
      we
      are
      steadily
      exhausting
      the
     
     
      earth’s
      potential
      to
      support
      life,
      raping
     
     
      and
      devastating
      the
      land,
      air
      and
     
     
      water,
      and
      ultimately
      sealing
      the
      fate
     
     
      of
      people
      and
      animals
      only
      a
      few
      gen-
     
     
      erations
      down
      the
      line,
      and
      it
      is
      prob-
     
     
      ably
      your
      fault.
     
    

    
     
      “This
      cerebellum
      is
      a
      gift
      and
     
     
      a
      curse.
      The
      problem
      lies
      in
      the
      impli-
     
     
      cations
      of
      the
      application...
      This
      tech-
     
     
      nology
      has
      outstripped
      us,
      and
      this
     
     
      technology
      will
      outlive
      us.”
     
    

    
     
      (rockin
      _out@hotmail.com)
     
     
      -Jonah
      CAMPBELL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Album:
      Dejame
      Entrar
     
     
      Artist:
      Carlos
      Vives
     
     
      Label:
      Virgin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      love
      the
      Gypsy
      Kings.
      I
      find
     
     
      them
      to
      be
      a
      group
      that
      I
      can
      enjoy
     
     
      fully
      without
      having
      to
      know
      how
      to
     
     
      speak
      a
      word
      of
      Spanish.
      Carlos
     
     
      Vives,
      though
      good,
      isn’t
      really
      the
     
     
      same
      thing.
      Words
      are
      a
      lot
      more
     
     
      important
      in
      Vives’
      songs
      than
      in
     
     
      Gypsy
      Kings
      songs.
      This
      album
     
     
      sounds
      great,
      so
      I
      didn’t
      want
      to
      dis-
     
     
      miss
      it
      out
      of
      hand
      just
      because
      I
      know
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SF
      Sax
      *
      e#
      FSS
      ss
      &
     
    
   
   
    
     
      [t4])
     
    
   
   
    
     
      YAS
      aS
      eee
      DEX
      ES
     
    
   
   
    
     
      no
      Spanish.
      So
      I
      utilized
      Alta
      Vista’s
     
     
      translating
      services,
      and
      voila!
      Carlos
     
     
      Vives
      es
      mucho
      accessible!
     
    

    
     
      Dejame
      Entrar
      is
      a_
      great
     
     
      album,
      chalk
      full
      of
      the
      kinds
      of
     
     
      sounds
      that
      make
      you
      wish
      you
      were
     
     
      kicking
      up
      your
      heels
      on
      the
      streets
      of
     
     
      Bogota.
      It’s...
      very..~.
      uplifting:
     
     
      Accordions,
      piano,
      flamenco
      guitar,
     
     
      horns,
      calypso:
      this
      is
      a
      very
      busy
     
     
      sounding
      record.
      And
      it
      certainly
     
     
      maintains
      its
      Spanish
      flavour.
     
    

    
     
      As
      for
      lyrics,
      it
      has
      two
     
     
      speeds:
      romantic
      and
      more
      romantic.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      That
      the
      heart
      is
      exploded
      to
      me
      when
     
     
      I
      touch
      the
      core
      and
      the
      skin
      melts
     
     
      to
      me
      with
      your
      enamored
      skin.
     
    

    
     
      That
      a
      kiss
      takes
      us
      to
      the
      sky
      flying
     
     
      in
      your
      feelings
      that
      a
      caress
      expands
     
     
      shouting
      to
      four
      winds.
     
    

    
     
      That
      I
      love
      to
      you
      with
      despair
      like
     
     
      New
      Moon
      crazy
      person
      that
      when
     
     
      you
      are
      not
      with
      me
      the
      Earth
      is
      accel-
     
     
      erated
      to
      me
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      He:
      wee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Of
      course,
      something
      is
      defi-
     
     
      nitely
      lost
      in
      the
      electronic
      translation,
     
     
      but
      you
      get
      the
      idea.
      Vives
      began
      his
     
     
      career
      as
      a
      soap
      star,
      then
      moved
      into
     
     
      singing,
      and
      now
      has
      his
      eye
      on
      a
     
     
      North
      American
      breakthrough.
      With
     
     
      minimal
      English
      on
      the
      album,
      it
      isn’t
     
     
      likely
      to
      make
      him
      the
      next
      Ricky
     
     
      Martin
      or
      Mare
      Anthony.
      Which
      is
     
     
      good,
      right?
     
    

    
     
      Fantastic
      album.
     
    

    
     
      -Joel
      MEGGS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Album:
      Searching
      for
      Chin
     
     
      Artist:
      Searching
      For
      Chin
     
     
      Label:
      Independent
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      four-song
      mini-CD
      con-
     
     
      tains
      a
      few
      songs
      soon
      to
      be
      released
     
     
      in
      vinyl
      form
      by
      Sounds
      of
      Revolution
     
     
      and
      One
      Eye
      Records
      respectively,
     
     
      and
      exists
      only
      so
      that
      they’d
      have
     
     
      something
      new
      to
      peddle
      on
      their
     
     
      Eastern
      Canadian
      tour
      this.
      year.
     
     
      Presumably
      it
      will
      become
      a
      collec-
     
     
      tor’s
      item
      at
      some
      point.
      Anyhoo,
      I
     
    
   
   
    
     
      find
      it
      difficult
      to
      review
      this
      CD
      hav-
     
     
      ing
      just
      seen
      them
      live
      a
      few
      days
      ago,
     
     
      as
      their
      live
      performance
      displayed
      a
     
     
      power,
      sincerity,
      and
      intensity
      which
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘any
      recording
      would
      be
      hard-pressed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      capture.
      In
      any
      case,
      this
      recording
     
     
      did
      not
      capture
      it.
      I
      mean,
      it’s
      damn
     
     
      good,
      and
      I’m
      sure
      if
      I’d
      heard
      this
      CD
     
     
      before
      hearing
      them
      live
      I’d
      have
      a
     
     
      much
      more
      favorable
      impression
      of
      it,
     
     
      but
      so
      it
      goes.
     
    

    
     
      Searching
      for
      Chin
      play
     
     
      accomplished
      technical
      metalcore,
     
     
      somewhat
      akin
      to
      such
      bands
      as
     
     
      Luddite
      Clone
      or
      Dillinger
      Escape
     
     
      Plan
      (although
      with
      much
      less
      pro-
     
     
      nounced
      jazz
      elements)
      but
      with
      defi-
     
     
      nite
      emo
      influences
      (ie:
      emotive
     
     
      melodic
      guitar
      riffs)
      and
      amazing
     
     
      screamed
      vocals.
      Unfortunately,
      the
     
     
      main
      vocalist
      comes
      through
      very
      dif-
     
     
      ferent
      recorded,
      much
      more
      low
      and
     
     
      growly,
      than
      he
      does
      live,
      and
      it
      gives
     
     
      the
      music
      a
      somewhat
      different
      over-
     
     
      all
      feel.
      Their
      guitarist
      however,
     
     
      screams
      his
      fucking
      face
      off,
      to
      the
     
     
      point
      that
      he
      was
      entirely
      audible
      even
     
     
      in
      the
      midst
      of
      all
      the
      thrashing
      metal
     
     
      insanity.
      Boo
      yaow.
      Um,
      so
      yeah,
      get
     
     
      this,
      or
      better
      yet,
      see
      them.
      Oh
      yeah,
     
     
      and
      shit,
      this
      release
      was
      limited
      to
      24
     
     
      copies,
      and
      it’s
      damn
      well
      worth
      hav-
     
     
      ing
      for
      the
      design
      alone...
      The
      CD
      and
     
     
      booklet
      comes
      in
      one
      of
      those
      little
     
     
      plastic
      envelopes
      you
      get
      from
      the
     
     
      bank,
      and
      includes
      a
      sleeve
      made
      from
     
     
      an
      x-ray
      of
      their
      drummer’s
      broken
     
     
      collar
      bone.
      Grand,
      I
      say.
      Simply
     
     
      grand.
     
     
      (www.searchingforchin.tripod.com)
     
    

    
     
      -Jonah
      CAMPBELL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Album:
      Cara
      Dillon
     
     
      Artist:
      Cara
      Dillon
     
     
      Label:
      Rough
      Track
      Records
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cara
      Dillon
      has
      one
      of
      those
     
     
      voices
      where
      you
      almost
      stop
      enjoy-
     
     
      ing
      it
      because
      you’re
      so
      envious.
      She
     
     
      certainly
      is
      a
      talent,
      and
      it
      quite
      under-
     
     
      standable
      why
      Rough
      Trade
      Records
     
     
      would
      think
      her
      a
      commodity
      worthy